Brooklyn's free annual Afro-Punk Festival returned to Commodore Barry Park over the weekend for two days (8/24-25) of punk, rap, and everything in between, plus biking, skating, and more. The first day gave us sets from Mykki Blanco, Le1f, Ninjasonik, M.O.P., Saul Williams, Jean Grae, The Heavy, Theophilus London, Rye Rye, and more. Dead Prez made a "special guest" appearance, and word on the street was that Alicia Keys was supposed to as well, but she was a no show. Pictures of day 1 are in this post, and more are at Facebook and Google+.

Why do I get the feeling Trash Talk didn't show up? Why would they play a one-off free show when they could play a fest and a club show?

Btw this should be called "Afro Poser Punk Fest" because I have never seen such a collection of fake rebels in my life. Not to mention I've never seen so many people dress like Living Colour and Kings X dressed onstage in the early '90s.

Btw where was Kings X on this? Fishbone? 24-7 Spyz? I love it, bands who not only were original but successfully commerically to varying degrees and pioneered post-Motown black rock 'n' roll don't play but Will Fucking Smith's wife's band plays. I know 24 played a few years ago but that's too long especially when they're from the city.

Yo trash talk showed up and like incited a riot. It was intense. Im pretty suprised theres no pic's of it up, there was like a 200 person moshpit during trashtalk and Lee had technical probs and got a wireless mic. This lead him going like 100 yards into the crowd getting everyone to go nuts.

The beat is definitely somewhat borrowed by Macklemore, but he adds in his own twists to it and also the song Thrift Shop isn't about homosexuality at all. Same Love is, and it is also a very simplistic, but heartwarming and insightful take. Tyler The Creator actually also borrowed some beats from Kanye West's Late Registration for his Goblin album. Tons of artists do this, but I do feel IF Macklemore did borrow it, he should pay some sort of respect to this guy...but perhaps it was purely accidental? Idk...

Honestly this is the first time I'm listening to anything Wicked Wisdom in a live performance, and I don't know if it's just here, but: Judging by what I see here, she's too good of a vocalist for that band. She isn't perfect, but she has decent technique and hits the notes (mostly), while the instrumental on the other hand just sounds unrefined and uninspired to me.﻿